Save the Redwoods League to purchase portion of Weger Ranch,  bringing ‘cornerstone of Montgomery Woods Initiative’ within reach

MENDOCINO Co, CA, 10/26/22 — Save the Redwoods League has secured an opportunity to purchase a conservation easement on Mendocino County’s 3,862-acre Weger Ranch, in a deal that would be the “cornerstone of the Montgomery Woods Initiative.” 

Weger Ranch has historically been managed with timber harvest every 12 years, ensuring a “multi-aged, diverse forest structure” meant to enhance wildlife and riparian habitat while continuing to allow productivity. Save the Redwood League hopes to further cultivate those habitats with new restrictions. The initiative began with the purchase of Atkins Place last month; the transaction announced this week would include an 80-acre portion of Weger Ranch to be incorporated into Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve.